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signboard

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈsaɪnˌbɔɹd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A board carrying a sign, or on which signs may be posted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the highway was lined with signboards

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sign

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: structure, construction

Narrower terms: billboard, hoarding, sandwich board, scoreboard, shingle

History

Etymology

From sign + board.

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لَافِتَة (lāfita) — a board carrying a sign
  • Arabic: لَوْحَة (lawḥa) — a board carrying a sign
  • Arabic: يَافِطَة (yāfiṭa) — a board carrying a sign
  • Arabic: إِعْلَان (ʔiʕlān) — a board carrying a sign
  • Azerbaijani: lövhə — a board carrying a sign
  • Belarusian: шы́льда (šýlʹda) — a board carrying a sign
  • Belarusian: вы́веска (vývjeska) — a board carrying a sign
  • Bulgarian: табе́ла (tabéla) — a board carrying a sign
  • Burmese: ဆိုင်းဘုတ် (hcuing:bhut) — a board carrying a sign
  • Chinese Mandarin: 招牌 (zhāopái) — a board carrying a sign
  • Chinese Mandarin: 牌子 (páizi) — a board carrying a sign
  • Czech: vývěsní štít — a board carrying a sign
  • Esperanto: ŝildo — a board carrying a sign
  • Finnish: ilmoitustaulu — a board carrying a sign
  • French: enseigne — a board carrying a sign
  • French: panneau — a board carrying a sign
  • German: Schild — a board carrying a sign
  • German: Tafel — a board carrying a sign
  • Hindi: साइनबोर्ड (sāinborḍ) — a board carrying a sign
  • Hungarian: cégér — a board carrying a sign
  • Ido: insigno — a board carrying a sign
  • Italian: targa — a board carrying a sign
  • Italian: insegna — a board carrying a sign
  • Italian: cartello — a board carrying a sign
  • Japanese: 看板 (kanban) — a board carrying a sign
  • Japanese: プレート (purēto) — a board carrying a sign
  • Korean: 간판 (ganpan) — a board carrying a sign
  • Kyrgyz: вывеска (vıveska) — a board carrying a sign
  • Iranian Persian: لُوْحِه (lowhe) — a board carrying a sign
  • Iranian Persian: اِعْلان (e'lân) — a board carrying a sign
  • Iranian Persian: تابْلو (tâblo) — a board carrying a sign
  • Iranian Persian: پِلاک (pelâk) — a board carrying a sign
  • Iranian Persian: بَرْچَسْب (barčasb) — a board carrying a sign
  • Polish: szyld — a board carrying a sign
  • Russian: вы́веска (výveska) — a board carrying a sign
  • Slovak: vývesný štít — a board carrying a sign
  • Slovene: tabla — a board carrying a sign
  • Turkish: levha — a board carrying a sign
  • Turkish: tabela — a board carrying a sign
  • Ukrainian: ви́віска (výviska) — a board carrying a sign
  • Ukrainian: ши́льда (šýlʹda) — a board carrying a sign
  • Urdu: سائِن بورْڈ (sāin borḍ) — a board carrying a sign
  • Uyghur: ۋىۋىسكا (wiwiska) — a board carrying a sign
  • Uzbek: viveska — a board carrying a sign
  • Vietnamese: biển — a board carrying a sign
  • Vietnamese: tấm biển — a board carrying a sign